Young King Cole
Was a merry young soul,
And a merry young soul was he;

Oh, he lived in a den,
With three more merry men,
And he laughed 'til he could not see.

He laughed: Ha! Ha!
He laughed: Ho! Ho!
He laughed: Ho! Ho! Hee! Hee!

He laughed 'til he cried,
He almost split a side,
He laughed so hard, you see.

Young King Cole
Was a very wise soul,
And a very wise soul was he;

You could tell by his eyes,
He was merry and wise,
Oh, so merry and wise was he.

He laughed: Ha! Ha!
He laughed: Ho! Ho!
He laughed: Ho! Ho! Hee! Hee!

He laughed quite a bit,
But his side never split,
He stopped in time, you see.